(Due to sudden miracles I am now unkillable)

Oh, but had the artisan who made me created me instead – a worthy woman... ...I would say "how lucky am I"

Father in heaven who did miracles for our ancestors with fire and water... ...Who would then transform me from a man to woman? Were I only to have merited this being so graced by goodness...

What shall I say? why cry or be bitter? If my father in heaven has decreed upon me and has maimed me with an immutable deformity then I do not wish to remove it. the sorrow of the impossible is a human pain that nothing will cure and for which no comfort can be found. So, I will bear and suffer until I die and wither in the ground. Since I have learned from our tradition that we bless both, the good and the bitter I will bless in a voice hushed and weak: blessed are you [HaShem] who has not made me a woman.

About what "Protect the youth" has become. Idk what it was like in other countries and I know that it very likely could have been stricter than it was in my country back then. But generally:

He was like "When I was 16, there were two kinds of adult content: Horror movies and explicitly depicted sexual content. The first made me have nightmares, the latter (as in what you could get in video rental stores) generally wasn't of much interest to me because it wasn't something I, as a 16 year old, could relate to. And other sexual content that was interesting (and/or helpful) WAS freely accessible. So whenever I saw an "18+" label somewhere, I just completely ignored that content because I knew it wouldn't be interesting at all to me.

But NOW, what's declared 18+ is even an excessive amount of swear words in streams! NOW, when I see an "18+" label, I don't know if it's horror movies that'll give some 16 year olds nightmares, if it's completely unrelatable porn, OR if it's educational sex ed, a 20 year old talking about their really healthy relationship with their partner (that includes intimacy), education about consent in BDSM (which affects 16 year olds as well, there's no age limit to curiosity), a live stream of wholesome musicians who happen to drink a couple of beers during kind of therapeutic talks, or simply people who aren't puritans and say "fuck" a lot! An 18+ label isn't worth anything anymore!"

And yeah... That's just it.

People who talk about body changes during their (first!) puberty are even labelled adult content. Even though puberty very much happens BEFORE adulthood. It's helpful content for minors. And it's labelled "adult" to "protect the youth".

Levi's said yes, actually. Assless chaps and a biker vest. Happy Pride.

Feel awkward about people maybe thinking you’re queer but still want to clearly signal “queers are okay with me”? SURE. LOVE IT. HERE’S YOUR WEIRD FLAG.

Don’t fucking at me about allies right now, they are ALSO actually getting fucking killed over us. Take your puri-gay shitty tent somewhere else mine is great with people’s cishet friends and relatives showing up to have our backs.

She offered a stack of books on the built-in shelf to me, saying I could look through and take whatever I liked. I was looking through, the first titles on the stack were very uninteresting but there was a stack next to it which I gravitated toward. It was a stack of interesting books, but the one which stood out was near the bottom of the pile: Moonchild. (do I need to namedrop the author? lol)

I gasped and went to take it from the pile to claim, but my new friend (a tall, dark auburn-haired woman, with a sort of eastern european face, a long nose, she was very beautiful, smelled of nice perfume) caught me and very quickly pushed Moonchild back into the stack, telling me that she'd only meant the one stack, and this was her personal collection she was keeping for herself. I nodded along, but the way she'd went about it, she was clearly trying to hide the fact that she had a copy of this book from me for some reason, which I still find strange and notable.

At some other part of the dream, I was traveling through the same town. Travel in some areas was particular, though, and you could sit on these little rafts and float down a series of streams carved into the hillside to your destination. the water was very shallow and yet very clean, very cool. My path went through a light forest that I think was near a road or some other more formal path of travel. I turned a corner and saw a rather rotund tabby cat pop his head up, and I called him over. Do you want to be my best friend?

draw and quarter

check if might be teenager - if so , remember probably also have weird opinions or biases as teenager . adjust approach accordingly - sometimes to not approach is best scenario . unfortunately public social media is more common than private diaries now - this is symptom of larger problem , do not just blame teens .

some people say ridiculous , cruel things just to stir up anger - and then laugh at everyone who argue . try not to let anger jump ahead of sensibility .

some people say important things without proper fact check , or without check context of original discussions . if something is so important to share , then try to find that first and get proper grasp .

some people say things very defensively , whether specific topic or in general . step back and give some grace , try to understand why . from what contexts and backgrounds do this person speak ?

can not always assume malice and lack of care without definitive signs - some people unfortunately unaware of impacts . still , most people have hard time to listen if feel like approach with anger or frustration , regardless how justifiable that is . try to handle these situations with grace - and if grace is not possible , know how to step back and cool down .

remember , as well , not everyone intend for posts to become widespread - what intend as personal vent or opinion piece is now point of discussion for dozens , hundreds , if not thousands of people , regardless if original poster apologise , rephrase , or retract . consider whether someone else already say what want to say , and if even necessary anymore .

( might also want to consider : offer some relief , if appropriate . anonymous niceties or small talk questions can really help . )

sometimes , will still not come to agreeable conclusion with someone - sometimes just struggle to get on same page and understand perspective for any number of reasons , sometimes run out of energy to continue , sometimes discussion partner prove malice outright . in any case , know when to say done and move on , so to not completely burn out .

might not always be perfect with these even so , kossai sure is not . but to try best and take steps is better than not at all - for others' sake , and for own sake especially .

𓈒ֺֺּּׅ𓈒ֺּׅTransChimera ( Kasane Teto species )

𓈒࣪꣑ৎ　 ݂۫ 　 transchimera is a term for those who feel like / are a chimera